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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 67 PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
730 AM MST WED JAN 5 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

IT LOOKS LIKE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH IN THE MIXING LAYER TODAY
FOR SMOKE DISPERSION TO GET INTO THE VERY GOOD CATEGORY THIS
AFTERNOON.  ON THURSDAY THE MIXING LAYER IS EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE
MORE SHALLOW WITH THE WINDS NOT AS STRONG...THUS IT LOOKS LIKE SMOKE
DISPERSAL WILL ONLY GET INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY FOR THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41F.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH GUSTING TO 25-30 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 11-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL UNTIL 1600...THEN 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    VERY GOOD UNTIL 1600...THEN POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY(43 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-14F.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL 1200...
                    THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100 THEN FAIR.

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FORECASTER...EVENSON
REQUESTED BY...DREW MAXWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110105.HIGHW.01/PUB